The supervisor password is held in the Registry (reference Editing the Registry if you are not familiar
with doing so), so uninstalling and reinstalling will not reset it. The key is located in:
HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Ratings
Look for the key labeled "key". That key holds the encrypted content
advisor Supervisor password. Delete it and the Content Advisor Password will
reset to blank.

Quick Custom Searches
What's the fastest way to search the 'Net? Click in the Address box, then type a question
mark and a space followed by the words you want to search for. When you press Enter, IE4
sends the request to Yahoo, which is the default AutoSearch engine. To change the default
search engine, install TweakUI from the Windows 95 or Windows 98 Power Toys collection.
Open TweakUI, click the General tab, and choose your preferred search engine from the
available choices on the drop-down list, including AltaVista, HotBot, Excite, and Infoseek

Automatically
Open URL In New Window
Don't want to lose your place, but don't want to bookmark something? In IE, hold down the
Shift key while clicking on the URL. For IE or Netscape, right click on the link you want
to explore and choose "Open in New Window".
This can be useful for finding the direct URL to a framed site as well as keeping you from
losing your place.

Get There
Fast
You may have already discovered that typing the main part of a URL (for example
"microsoft" instead of "http://www.microsoft.com") is the easiest way
to go to a web site, but it's not the fastest way. By typing only "Microsoft",
the browser tries all the varies possible prefixes and suffixes (like .com, .net, .org,
etc...). If you know the URL has "http://www" in the front and ".com"
in the back, then type in the main part (like "microsoft") and hit Ctrl+Enter.
The browser will add the rest.

Check Modem
Speed and Thoughput
Windows 98 has been updated to use system monitor to check your modem speed and throughput. It now allows, in addition
to other parameters, the online monitoring ofinbound and outbound bytes per second and
inbound crc errors.
To set it up:
Click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, System Monitor.
System Monitor may be monitoring items you don't want. To remove these, click Edit, Remove
Item. You will see a list of the current items and you can remove any you want.
To add the proper items, click Edit, Add Item and choose Dial Up Adapter. You will
see something like what's in the following image:
The only needed items that check throughput are:
Bytes Received/Second
Bytes Transmitted/Second
Connection Speed
CRC Errors
Choose all four of these, and you'll get an accurate result of how your system is working
on the Internet.

Use MTU-Speed
to Speed Up Downloads
MTU-Speed enables you to change the Registry settings to maximize your speed on downloads.
It adjusts the maximum transfer unit from the default setting of 1500 bits to 576 bits,
which is more compliant with the TCP/IP rate. For this reason, there will be fewer
slowdowns caused by fragmentation of packet information. To download it, click here. Warning!
Always backup your Registry before making changes.
This tweak can also be done through Network Neighborhood. Reference our Registry Tweaks for more information.

Faster
Connections to Internet Service Providers
You may be able to reduce the time it takes to connect to your Internet Service Provider
(ISP) by going to the Dial-Up Networking connection that you use, right-click and select
Properties. On the Server Types tab, uncheck the Log On to Network box. You should then
verify that you can still connect. Most ISPs dont use this setting, and it can take
up to 60 seconds to time-out.

Subscribing To A
Channel
Windows 98 comes with a desktop component called the Channel Bar. There will always be few
deafult channels in your Channel Bar, depending on the location of your country and the
company from which you got Windows 98.
A channel is actually a website pushed to deliver information onto your desktop. To view a
channel, select it in the Channel Bar, or select a category then a channel in it. Click
the Add Active Channel link in the resulting window, and you'll see a dialog box asking if
you'd like to subscribe to the channel.
If you'd like Internet Explorer to notify you of channel updates & download channel
content on a regular basis for viewing offline, select the third option: Yes, Notify
Me Of Updates And Download the Channel for Offline Viewing. Click the Customize
button, complete the options in the resulting dialog boxes--how much of the channel you'd
like to download, whether you want to be notified of updates via e-mail, and the
subscription update schedule--clicking Next after each; then click Finish. Click OK, and
your subscription is finished.

Deleting
Channel Subscriptions
Cleaning up your Channel Bar and removing subscriptions is easily done. In any open
Explorer window, select Favorites, Manage Subscriptions. In the Subscriptions
window, right-mouse-click the subscription you want to remove and select Delete. Click Yes
to confirm, and that subscription is history.

Modifying
Subscriptions
You can always change subscription settings you are not satisfied with. In an open
Explorer window, select Favorites, Manage Subscriptions. In the Subscriptions window,
right-mouse-click the subscription you want to change and select Properties. Select the
Receiving tab to change the subscription type and e-mail notification options. Select the
Schedule tab to change the update schedule. Complete any changes, click OK, and the new
settings take effect immediately.